Responsible Use Of Renewable Resources  Thank you, Madam Speaker. My statement today concerns a matter I raised last week in the House. It deals with the responsible use of our renewable resources and maximizing the benefit to northern residents from that use. Currently, the status of the Southampton caribou herd is

Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No big objection here, I just need clarification. It says funding transferred from the Financial Management Board, et cetera, positions being transferred to the hamlet of Cape Dorset. My concern here is that, along with other communities, Coral Harbour

Bill 19: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1994-95  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have no objection to the $500,000 special warrant. But I understand that Nunavut Caucus is being provided with $40,000 for a similar program. The Nunavut Implementation Commission is moving along fairly well in getting their plans in place and will p

Member's Statement Re Remembrance Day  (Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to make a statement regarding Remembrance Day, particularly regarding the people of the Northwest Territories. Perhaps there are not too many of us who participated in the last world war, however, we are all part of this spe

Question 402-12(6): Price Paid For The Purchase Of Wild Meat  Madam Speaker, thank you. I asked a line of questioning to the Minister of Renewable Resources during committee of the whole. I said to him that the scientific facts stated that there will need to be at least 6,000 to 8,000 caribou harvested in Southampton Island, otherwise the

Question 402-12(6): Price Paid For The Purchase Of Wild Meat  Thank you, Madam Speaker. Supplementary. Impacting on the rates that can be paid for caribou are the other expenses which eat into the revenue, I know that. Would the processing cost be lower if more of the butchering and processing could be done close to where the caribou are

Question 402-12(6): Price Paid For The Purchase Of Wild Meat  Thank you, Madam Speaker. The Minister, himself, has been in the Keewatin for years and has been told over, and over again that this quality of meat is tops in the whole NWT, as far as caribou meat is concerned. Is the Minister saying, considering these qualities, that $1.25 a

Question 402-12(6): Price Paid For The Purchase Of Wild Meat  Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. In Coral Harbour, as I told the Minister before, the caribou are a source of excellent quality meat. The communities specifically request Coral Harbour caribou. The commercial harve

Question 389-12(6): Status Of GNWT Support To Meat And Fish Plants  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wonder, Madam Speaker, then how is it Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake or Arviat will qualify whereas Coral Harbour will not qualify? Is the Minister saying it's strictly under the cost? I believe that these caribou are flown from Baker Lake and Arviat, pos

Question 389-12(6): Status Of GNWT Support To Meat And Fish Plants  Madam Speaker, the Minister did not answer my question. I asked the Minister, because there is no fall harvesting, I understand they are planning to have one in the spring. Right now, I believe the Rankin Inlet processing plant is still in operation, but where are they getting

Question 389-12(6): Status Of GNWT Support To Meat And Fish Plants  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am told that from the regional superintendent of Renewable Resources in Keewatin that there will be no commercial harvesting of caribou in Coral Harbour this fall. Can the Minister tell where the Rankin Inlet plant now gets its meat for processing?

Question 389-12(6): Status Of GNWT Support To Meat And Fish Plants  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, as he said there is currently a meat processing process plant in Iqaluktuutiat and plant operations also in Rankin Inlet. Is this plant supported right now...Madam Speaker, I'm not t

Committee Motion 75-12(6): To Adopt The Electoral District Boundaries Of High Arctic, Nunakput, Sahtu, Tu Nedhe, North Slave And Kitikmeot, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The motion states the electoral boundary of the High Arctic, et cetera...There are two pages of it describing the proposed electoral boundaries and the existing electoral districts of the Northwest Territories. When people were talking to the motion, th

Committee Motion 75-12(6): To Adopt The Electoral District Boundaries Of High Arctic, Nunakput, Sahtu, Tu Nedhe, North Slave And Kitikmeot, Carried  I just have a question, I'm not debating anything here. ---Laughter I thought the motion was about electoral boundaries. Can the person who made the motion make it clear to me? I read it, I looked at it, and it is about electoral boundaries. Why are we talking about land cla

Question 373-12(6): Contractors Adhering To Local Hire Provisions  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I don't know how to phrase my second supplementary, but it's very important to me. The Minister assured me and the council of Coral Harbour that he will be watching this contractor very carefully. As I indicated, I was told that his contract has been